Rotherham's defeat to Birmingham in numbers

Rotherham suffered a fourth defeat on the bounce when they went down 2-1 at Birmingham on Good Friday.

That loss, courtesy of a shambolic first-half display, pulled the Millers closer to the Championship relegation zone, with Steve Evans' men now just four points ahead of Millwall.

Here is the game dissected by numbers.

- 21 – The number the Millers’ goal difference stands on after this defeat, worse than Wigan below them in the table and Fulham above them.

1 – The number of shots the Millers managed in the first 45 minutes, with none testing keeper Darren Randolph.

2 – The number of penalties the Millers have been awarded this season after they were again denied a decent shout, with Evans referring to Darren Whitestone’s decision as “atrocious”.

4 – The number of defeats in a row the Millers have now suffered, their worst run since October 2011.

4 – The number of games since the Millers last kept a clean sheet, with the Millers shipping nine goals in that time.

4 – The number of points the Millers remain clear of the drop zone by after Millwall’s late win over Charlton.

6 - The number of games the Millers have remaining this season, three at home and three away, with arguably six points still required to guarantee survival.

6 – The number of points Birmingham have taken off the Millers this season, becoming just the third team after Watford and Brentford to do the double over them.

6 – The number of Championship goals Matt Derbyshire has scored this season after his scrappy strike early in the second half, cementing his place at the Millers’ top scorer.

7 - The number of times the Millers have conceded two or more goals in the first half of Championship matches this season.

8 – The number of games this season where Millers boss Evans has kept an unchanged side.

9 – The number of games since the Millers last beat Birmingham, going back to a Bobby Williamson inspired 5-1 win in 1989.

10 – The number of away defeats the Millers have suffered this season after a disappointing show in the midlands.

11 – The number of shots the Millers had on goal in the 90 minutes against Blues, 10 of them coming after the break.

14 – The number of away goals the Millers have scored after finding the net just once, the second worst in the division behind Blackpool.

14 – The number of first-half goals the Millers have scored this season after rarely threatening in the first 45 minutes at St Andrew’s.

16 - The number of times in the Championship this season where the Millers have been losing at half-time, ending in 12 defeats.

18 - The number of times the Millers have been beaten in the Championship this season after this latest loss.

23 – The number of times the Millers have conceded the first goal in Championship games this season.

27 - The number of first-half goals the Millers have conceded this season after they went in at the break 2-0 down.

27 – The number of second-half goals the Millers have scored this season after Derbyshire’s strike.

45 – The number of minutes in the game until the Millers turned up at St Andrew’s.

49 – The number of years since the Millers last won at St Andrew’s, going back to 1966 when England had just been crowned world champions.

952 - The number of minutes the Millers have been trailing in games this season after adding 63 to their tally against Blues.